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Date Posted: Tue, Apr 13 2004, 20:22:33
Author: MKIceman
Subject: Re: The Importance of Resolutions
In reply to: Catseye 's message, "Re: The Importance of Resolutions" on Tue, Apr 13 2004, 20:13:35

>There's already many, many good essays written on such
>questions. Should a newbie ever turn up asking "What's
>this 'fanfiction' thing all about, then?", and for
>whatever reason we wish to give them a link instead of
>just tell them in the thread, there still isn't a
>pressing need to create one of our own.

My point is that I feel there is a pressing need to post, at the very least, links to those essays. Then again, it doesn't hurt for GAFF to have its own set standards on these topics so that GAFF can clearly state, "Based upon our criteria, this is badfic and that isn't." It's a lot better or more easily defended that way than merely justifying "This sucks!" with opinion.

>There can't really be a 'resolution' for complex
>topics such as that, either. A badfic writer asking
>'How do I improve my fic?' could be helped by giving
>them a link to a previous discussion on the topic, but
>they'll be helped a lot more by people looking at that
>particular fic and commenting on what needs to be
>changed.

Again, that is a case of a specific badfic, not a general discussion as I defined in Clarifications. Regardless, I see posted resolutions as a useful reference tool when discussing specific badfics, as mentioned above.

--Matt

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